Who was Barbara Walters?
THE TELEVISION icon had a highly successful career.
Barbara Walters died on December 30, 2022, at the age of 93.
Who was Barbara Walters?
Barbara Walters was a retired broadcast journalist, author, and TV personality.
She hosted multiple shows throughout her career, including The View, Today, ABC Evening News, and 20/20.
She was born on September 25, 1929, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Walters had one daughter with her second ex-husband Lee Guber, 54-year-old Jacqueline Dena Guber.
The television trailblazer was married four times.
After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College, she would go on to join ABC News in 1976 - breaking the glass ceiling by becoming the first female anchor on an evening news program.
What was Barbara Walter's cause of death?
Walters' cause of death has not yet been revealed the time of publishing.
However, The U.S. Sun reported previously that the former host had not been seen in public for years, as fears for her health continued to mount.
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The star was absent from all of The View's 25th-anniversary celebrations in 2022, too.
Who was Barbara Walter's daughter, Jacqueline Dena Guber?
Jacqueline Dena Guber was the only daughter of Walters.
Guber, born in June 1958, was adopted by Walters and her second ex-husband Lee Guber.
Walters was briefly married to Robert Henry Katz from 1955 to 1957.
Though it was somewhat hidden from the public, Walters suffered miscarriages but wanted children, as per HuffPost.
After she married Lee in 1963, she decided to adopt her daughter.
Jacqueline Dena Guber was named after Walter's sister with the same first name.